Samurai Archives Japanese History Podcast

Follow your hosts on a trek into Japanese history, from ancient Japan to the end of the Samurai and all points in between - culture, warfare, literature, and interviews. Simply stated, our mission is to bridge the gap between the popular and the academic, and to bring the world of academic Japanese history accessible to a wider audience through discussion of topics and authors in an informative but informal manner. We encourage those listeners who want to know more to seek out works by the historians and authors we reference and interview, and to contribute to the conversation. Conversely, we hope scholars can view us as a way to reach a broader, non-specialist audience and raise the bar for general understandings of Japanese history. The Official Podcast of the Samurai Archives Japanese History page.

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In this episode we talk to philosopher Dr. Jesse Workman about
the history and philosophy of Japanese tea, and its influence on
Western philosophy as well as it's dark role in the Japanese
imperial government leading up to WWII.

The Rogue Philosopher Jesse Workman is back to talk about the
human perception of reality. When reading history, it is easy
to forget - or not even consider - that people 500 years ago
weren't just more ignorant versions of ourselves; they experienced
a reality wildly different from ours. Their gods and monsters
were...

This episode we speak to scholar, philosopher, and PhD candidate
Jesse Workman about the history of the concept of "Orientalism" -
essentially the idea that one's culture, background, religion,
and/or ideology can infect one's scholarship as it pertains to
other cultures - and that in the past particularly, this...

About the Podcast

Follow your hosts on a trek into Japanese history, from ancient Japan to the end of the Samurai and all points in between - culture, warfare, literature, and interviews. The Official Podcast of the Samurai Archives Japanese History page.